Rosemary-Mustard Chicken

Rosemary-Mustard Chicken

 This recipe serves 2, however it can be easily doubled or tripled.  I got this recipe from Fitness Magazine.Here is what you will need:  2 (4) oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1/2 cup white wine 1 TB. fresh rosemary, or 1 tsp. dried rosemary 2 

Penne pasta with asparagus and pine nuts

Penne pasta with asparagus and pine nuts

For some reason I have been thinking about pine nuts, and wanted to make something that included them. I normally don’t buy pine nuts, but saw them at the grocery store and thought sure I would find a recipe that would include them. I did 

Honey mustard chicken breast sandwich

Honey mustard chicken breast sandwich

Have you ever gone on a site that has copy cat restaurant recipes?  I was looking for a homemade honey mustard dressing, when I found a honey mustard dressing that was similar to TGI Fridays at cooks.com.  I chose to make it the same way, 

Butternut squash soup

Butternut squash soup

  Its funny that as I am getting older, I’m finding out that I like more things.  I guess you could say I was a picky eater growing up.  I didn’t like chunks of vegetables in my food (i.e. no chunks of onion in meatloaf 

Zesty Crock pot meatballs for Meatball sandwiches!!

Zesty Crock pot meatballs for Meatball sandwiches!!

Occasionally when its been a pretty busy weekend, we will order out from a restaurant in our neighborhood called Leona’s.  It’s an Italian restaurant, great pastas, pizza etc… but every time we order, my son and I will split the meatball sandwich.  We split it, 

Accessorizing my lunch

Accessorizing my lunch

Believe it or not, I didn’t go to the grocery store this weekend!  I was super busy around the house, my kids had friends over, my daughter had a birthday party to go to.  I thought it was a good time to eat out of 

Lasagna for one!

Lasagna for one!

Over the summer, my Mom called me to come over to her house and help her with the tomatoes in her garden.  She had sprained her wrist and wanted me to help her par-boil the tomatoes, take the skins off, put them in a food 

Spicy Shrimp tacos with Tomatillo salsa

Spicy Shrimp tacos with Tomatillo salsa

Yesterday I posted a recipe for tomatillo salsa.  It was so fantastic!  I love green salsa, so it was a weird coincidence that flipping through an old Cooking Light magazine, I saw a recipe for spicy shrimp tacos with tomatillo salsa!  I think that was 

White bean and chicken chili

White bean and chicken chili

   I have never made white bean and chicken chili before.  I’ve read a ton of recipes over the years but I finally made my version of this great take on chili.  The best thing is you can also make this in your crock-pot.  If 

Eat your veggies!

Eat your veggies!

For the longest time, I would read in health and fitness magazines, books, websites, etc… to add more fruits and veggies to your diet and not only will it fill you up, but the calories are so much less than eating a granola bar, protein 

I’m so glad I checked!

I’m so glad I checked!

I went out to lunch at Cosi with a group of people at work.  Now, when I am not watching what I eat, I just go to the restaurant, pick whatever I want and not worry about it.  But, these days, I want to know 

I'm so glad I checked!

I'm so glad I checked!

I went out to lunch at Cosi with a group of people at work.  Now, when I am not watching what I eat, I just go to the restaurant, pick whatever I want and not worry about it.  But, these days, I want to know 

Simple summer lunch

Simple summer lunch

I love weekends because I can spend more time in the kitchen and try more recipes.  It was a busy weekend, kids sleeping over, one of my kids going to a sleep-over, play dates etc…so by 1:15 today I still hadn’t had lunch, I was 

Taco Bowl!

Taco Bowl!

I never would have thought about this before, but my sister told me about Taco Bowls she makes at home.  I said, “How do you make taco bowls at home?”  We both love the Mission Low Carb Tortillas that are only 1 point on Weight Watchers.  They 

Edamame Soup

Edamame Soup

One thing I am trying to do is to expand my horizons eating wise and trying new things.  I guess you can say I am a picky eater, although as I have gotten older, I am starting to tolerate more things.  One thing I used 

Lo-Cal Ramen Noodles??

Lo-Cal Ramen Noodles??

  I can’t believe they exist, but there is a low fat/low calorie version of Ramen Noodles out there!  I LOVE Ramen noodles, so I was happy to find these on the shelf at the grocery store.  They were right above where the regular ramen noodles 

Bring these Ball Park turkey hot dogs to your next bbq!

Bring these Ball Park turkey hot dogs to your next bbq!

I have a bunch to share today! Today I had a totally deluxe lunch.These are Ball Park Turkey Bun length hot dogs. Each hot dog is only 45 calories. So this weekend, when you are either having a bbq for Memorial Day weekend, or going 

Southwest Bowl

Southwest Bowl

I almost always bring my lunch to work.  Or I should say food to work, because not only do I usually bring breakfast, but my snacks too.  This morning, I didn’t really know what to make, so I just kind of threw things together that